Technical Advisor at Pathfinder International
About job
A client seeks to hire a qualified candidate for the position of a Technical Advisor
Minimum Qualification: Masters
Experience Level: Senior level
Experience Length: 5 years
Job Description
Reports to:
Programs and Impact
Direct Supervisor: Technical Director Classification
Regular Full-time
Grade Level:Mid -Level Leadership 210
Directs: None
Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the cente r of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, ensuring countries with sustainablepopulation and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve
Project Overview Pathfinder International has been collaborating with the government of Tanzania for more than 60 years (1957. Currenlty the organization implements projects across 9 regions of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. These investments aim at improving access to quality Contraceptive, cPAC (Comprehensive Post Abortion Care), emergency Obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) by the general population in the target regions including Adolescent and Youths. To achieve these goals the organization works collaboratively with the government of Tanzania (PORLAG and MOHCDGEC) and local implementing partners to strengthen community and health system in addressing the related challenges.
Summary: Provides technical leadership in a program area, including maternal and newborn health, family planning and comprehensive post abortion care. Collaborates with projects teams on project activities that have a combined program focus. Collaborates with other members of the projects teams to ensure that deliverables meet the needs of intended populations. With capacity building and developing as a guiding principle, engages closely with government and/or local NGOs on the design, management and monitoring of all field-based programs. Coordinates with in-country agencies and programs to ensure linkages and to identify opportunities for integration between SRHR and integrated system strengthening (ISS)services and broader health, educational, vocational, and other non-health interventions that meet the needs of intended populations. Assesses technical and training needs, reviews and adapts training materials, and contributes to scaling up successful experiences in implementing best practices in clinical and community settings that lead to increased use of family planning services. Ensures that the project team draws on state-of-the-art knowledge and practices in the areas specific to the program area. Partners with other technical advisors to enable policy, research and programs that benefit women and female children.
Key Job Outcomes:
1. Strategic Leadership: Provides strategic technical leadership and expertise to project sites on the implementation of high quality SRHR Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:and SSCB products and services at community levels. Leads in the development of or providing technical assistance in the global and country-specific approaches, tools and materials supporting tailored approaches for intended populations in SRHR and SSCB programs. Builds on existing tools and develops or adapts innovative approaches to ensure the efficiency, acceptability and impact of SRHR and SSCB products and services.
2. Programming Design and Implementation: Leads in the design, development and implementation of innovative, effective, country appropriate programming for SRHR and SSCB to build and develop capacity of intended populations.
3. Technical Assistance: Provides technical assistance to country offices, host-country governments, local partners, and other agencies to assess needs and develop SRHR and SSCB standards and guidance, and/or provide SRHR and ISS & CB services that are responsive to the needs of intended populations
4. Technical Support for Proposals: Provides technical support on the development of proposals, including including participation in strategizing for technical approach, proposal writing and proposal review.
5. Resource Management: Collaborates with other USAID project teams, WHO and other donors and country-based entities in the development and implementation of SRHR and SSCB services to bring a broad range of resources to meet multiple needs of intended populations.
6. Quality Assurance:Works with the technical team to ensure that best practices for services and service integration are well documented, evaluated and poised for scale up. Coaches and builds teams to optimize staff performance programming, target setting and project workplan and scale-up.
7. Brand Ambassador: Represents Pathfinder International to external organizations and audiences at professional meetings and conferences as assigned
8. Liaison with Key Stakeholders: Liaises and coordinates with key stakeholders, including USAID/Washington, missions, other donors and USG agencies, and international and local partners such as Bureau for Global Health, World Health Organization, IBP, to play a highly proactive role in repositioning family planning as a preventive health and a socioeconomic development intervention and to share lessons and technical information.
Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
Country Specific Public Health System: Advanced knowledge of the countries’ public health systems.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Advanced knowledge of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and services of programs, including program strategies and indicators, and the latest professional developments in SRHR and ISS. Advanced skills in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development and intervention activities, preferably with USAID, WHO, or other donor organizations working in the health sector.
Program Operations and Development: Advanced skills in implementing and managing similar program operations in the developing world, including advocacy.
Proposal Development:Advanced skills in proposal development from concept to full proposal, resource mobilization, and proven ability to raise substantial research/development funds.
Leadership:Advanced skills as a leader in health and health service delivery strengthening in developing countries and proven ability in developing strategic plans.
Program and Project Planning and Management: Advanced skills in program and project management and planning to fulfill performance objectives, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities.
Operations and Financial Management: Advanced knowledge of operations and financial management in developing countries.
Change Leadership: Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in managing change across a broad group of stakeholders in an inclusive manner.
Presentation Skills:Ability to make presentations on results and products to small and large groups.
Community Relations:Advanced skills in facilitating work relationships between partners, government officials, and communities.
Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
Software Applications:Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
Languages: Proven writing and speaking skills using local languages and English language.
Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication skills.
Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Commitment to family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful traditional practices.
Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-pace environment.
Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrix organization.
Confidentiality:Ability to maintain confidentiality on work related matters
Minimally Required Education, Training and Experience:
Master’s degree (or equivalent) in public health, social sciences, health systems, nursing administration, management, or a related advanced degree Prefer: Master’s degree in related field, such as Master’s in Public Health
5 years’ experience in working in international development, preferably in implementing programs in developing countries seeking to empower women and female children
5 years’ international non-profit experience
Prefer: Experience with USAID-funded projects
Prefer: Experience in project design
Prefer: Experience living or working in developing countries that aids in understanding of program context, field realities, and technical needs
Other Information:
May supervise others
Travel required (at least 20%)
Uses cellular and desk phone; laptop or desktop computer
How to Apply?
Please manually apply for this job using the details below:
Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV, including contact details for 3 references before the close of business on January 2nd ,2019.
Applications should be addressed to the Director for Human Resources and Administration, Pathfinder International, PO Box 77991, Dar es Salaam
or sent via e-mail to Tanzania-jobs@pathfinder.org stating the position being applied for in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
About job
A client seeks to hire a qualified candidate for the position of a Technical Advisor
Minimum Qualification: Masters
Experience Level: Senior level
Experience Length: 5 years
Job Description
Reports to:
Programs and Impact
Direct Supervisor: Technical Director Classification
Regular Full-time
Grade Level:Mid -Level Leadership 210
Directs: None
Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the cente r of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, ensuring countries with sustainablepopulation and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve
Project Overview Pathfinder International has been collaborating with the government of Tanzania for more than 60 years (1957. Currenlty the organization implements projects across 9 regions of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. These investments aim at improving access to quality Contraceptive, cPAC (Comprehensive Post Abortion Care), emergency Obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) by the general population in the target regions including Adolescent and Youths. To achieve these goals the organization works collaboratively with the government of Tanzania (PORLAG and MOHCDGEC) and local implementing partners to strengthen community and health system in addressing the related challenges.
Summary: Provides technical leadership in a program area, including maternal and newborn health, family planning and comprehensive post abortion care. Collaborates with projects teams on project activities that have a combined program focus. Collaborates with other members of the projects teams to ensure that deliverables meet the needs of intended populations. With capacity building and developing as a guiding principle, engages closely with government and/or local NGOs on the design, management and monitoring of all field-based programs. Coordinates with in-country agencies and programs to ensure linkages and to identify opportunities for integration between SRHR and integrated system strengthening (ISS)services and broader health, educational, vocational, and other non-health interventions that meet the needs of intended populations. Assesses technical and training needs, reviews and adapts training materials, and contributes to scaling up successful experiences in implementing best practices in clinical and community settings that lead to increased use of family planning services. Ensures that the project team draws on state-of-the-art knowledge and practices in the areas specific to the program area. Partners with other technical advisors to enable policy, research and programs that benefit women and female children.
Key Job Outcomes:
1. Strategic Leadership: Provides strategic technical leadership and expertise to project sites on the implementation of high quality SRHR Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:and SSCB products and services at community levels. Leads in the development of or providing technical assistance in the global and country-specific approaches, tools and materials supporting tailored approaches for intended populations in SRHR and SSCB programs. Builds on existing tools and develops or adapts innovative approaches to ensure the efficiency, acceptability and impact of SRHR and SSCB products and services.
2. Programming Design and Implementation: Leads in the design, development and implementation of innovative, effective, country appropriate programming for SRHR and SSCB to build and develop capacity of intended populations.
3. Technical Assistance: Provides technical assistance to country offices, host-country governments, local partners, and other agencies to assess needs and develop SRHR and SSCB standards and guidance, and/or provide SRHR and ISS & CB services that are responsive to the needs of intended populations
4. Technical Support for Proposals: Provides technical support on the development of proposals, including including participation in strategizing for technical approach, proposal writing and proposal review.
5. Resource Management: Collaborates with other USAID project teams, WHO and other donors and country-based entities in the development and implementation of SRHR and SSCB services to bring a broad range of resources to meet multiple needs of intended populations.
6. Quality Assurance:Works with the technical team to ensure that best practices for services and service integration are well documented, evaluated and poised for scale up. Coaches and builds teams to optimize staff performance programming, target setting and project workplan and scale-up.
7. Brand Ambassador: Represents Pathfinder International to external organizations and audiences at professional meetings and conferences as assigned
8. Liaison with Key Stakeholders: Liaises and coordinates with key stakeholders, including USAID/Washington, missions, other donors and USG agencies, and international and local partners such as Bureau for Global Health, World Health Organization, IBP, to play a highly proactive role in repositioning family planning as a preventive health and a socioeconomic development intervention and to share lessons and technical information.
Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
Country Specific Public Health System: Advanced knowledge of the countries’ public health systems.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Advanced knowledge of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and services of programs, including program strategies and indicators, and the latest professional developments in SRHR and ISS. Advanced skills in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development and intervention activities, preferably with USAID, WHO, or other donor organizations working in the health sector.
Program Operations and Development: Advanced skills in implementing and managing similar program operations in the developing world, including advocacy.
Proposal Development:Advanced skills in proposal development from concept to full proposal, resource mobilization, and proven ability to raise substantial research/development funds.
Leadership:Advanced skills as a leader in health and health service delivery strengthening in developing countries and proven ability in developing strategic plans.
Program and Project Planning and Management: Advanced skills in program and project management and planning to fulfill performance objectives, including the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program activities.
Operations and Financial Management: Advanced knowledge of operations and financial management in developing countries.
Change Leadership: Ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in managing change across a broad group of stakeholders in an inclusive manner.
Presentation Skills:Ability to make presentations on results and products to small and large groups.
Community Relations:Advanced skills in facilitating work relationships between partners, government officials, and communities.
Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
Software Applications:Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
Languages: Proven writing and speaking skills using local languages and English language.
Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence others through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication skills.
Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Commitment to family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of harmful traditional practices.
Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to manage stress effectively in a fast-pace environment.
Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrix organization.
Confidentiality:Ability to maintain confidentiality on work related matters
Minimally Required Education, Training and Experience:
Master’s degree (or equivalent) in public health, social sciences, health systems, nursing administration, management, or a related advanced degree Prefer: Master’s degree in related field, such as Master’s in Public Health
5 years’ experience in working in international development, preferably in implementing programs in developing countries seeking to empower women and female children
5 years’ international non-profit experience
Prefer: Experience with USAID-funded projects
Prefer: Experience in project design
Prefer: Experience living or working in developing countries that aids in understanding of program context, field realities, and technical needs
Other Information:
May supervise others
Travel required (at least 20%)
Uses cellular and desk phone; laptop or desktop computer
How to Apply?
Please manually apply for this job using the details below:
Interested applicants are requested to submit their CV, including contact details for 3 references before the close of business on January 2nd ,2019.
Applications should be addressed to the Director for Human Resources and Administration, Pathfinder International, PO Box 77991, Dar es Salaam
or sent via e-mail to Tanzania-jobs@pathfinder.org stating the position being applied for in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.